CADIMA vs Litmaps

CADIMA is a free web application for planning, conducting, and documenting systematic reviews, systematic maps, and other literature reviews. It accepts review questions from any research discipline and lets review teams work together worldwide, with no stated limit on reviewers at different stages. During screening, records can be allocated automatically while allowing independent and parallel assessment. CADIMA removes duplicate records automatically and supports bulk PDF uploads. It records the review process in detail, while its evidence synthesis database provides guidance and hosts synthesis data. The site describes planned archiving for review and evidence-map data and modules. Access data are used for statistical purposes and are not passed to third parties, according to the privacy policy. A scientist-and-programmer team handles questions, and user feedback informs further development. CADIMA is published by the Julius Kühn-Institut in Quedlinburg, Germany. The footer identifies version 2.2.4.2, dated April 2023.

Litmaps is a web-based research tool that uses citation networks and advanced search to help researchers find papers and conduct literature reviews. Its search catalogue contains more than 270 million papers. A Litmap visualizes connections among articles through citations and references; users can annotate papers and change how the map is arranged. Topic monitoring sends automatic emails when new articles appear, and maps can be shared as images, public links, or with selected email addresses. The free plan costs nothing and includes basic search, up to 20 inputs and 100 articles, one Litmap, and a monthly summary, but no collaboration. Pro (Education) costs $10 a month, billed $120 / year - save 20%; it adds advanced search, unlimited inputs, articles, and Litmaps, plus daily or configurable alerts, and requires an academic email address. Litmaps Pro syncs Zotero collections with Litmaps Tags in both directions. Articles can also be imported from BibTeX, RIS, or PubMed files and exported in BibTeX, RIS, or CSV formats. Open Access PDFs are available to all users; other PDF access requires institutional access through LibKey.